Chemiluminescence
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Chemiluminescence is the emission of light as the result of a chemical reaction, i.e. a chemical reaction resulting in a flash or glow of light. A standard example of chemiluminescence in the laborato
A chemoluminescent reaction in an Erlenmeyer flask
Chemiluminescence after a reaction of hydrogen peroxide and luminol
Green and blue glow sticks
Luminol
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Luminol is a chemical that exhibits chemiluminescence, with a blue glow, when mixed with an appropriate oxidizing agent. Luminol is a white-to-pale-yellow crystalline solid that is soluble in most pol
Chemiluminescence
…reaction, i.e. a chemical reaction resulting in a flash or glow of light. A standard example of chemiluminescence in the laboratory setting is the luminol test wherein blood is indicated by luminescence upon contact with iron in hemoglobin. A light stick also emits light by chemiluminescence. When…
Chemiluminescence of luminol